Saint Paul Shooting Leaves 4 Dead, Toddler Hospitalized

UPDATE, SAINT PAUL, MN — The Saint Paul Police Department has located two suspects in an early morning shooting that left four people dead and another gravely injured on Friday, April 7. The first suspect has been booked into the Ramsey County Jail on three counts of aiding and abetting murder, one count of aiding and abetting attempted murder and one count of kidnapping. The suspect was found by a team of officers and a K-9 hiding in a shed with an 18-month-old girl.

Police say the second suspect was found dead (the fourth death related to this case) later in the morning by officers canvassing the area where the shooting occurred. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy on the suspect to determine a cause of death, according to a news release.

Investigators are still working to determine exactly what led to the shootings and what role each suspect played, although it is believed that one of the suspects was the shooter. Homicide investigators are also working to understand the relationships between the suspects and the victims, although it is believed they were known to each other.

The shootings occurred just before 1 a.m. at an apartment building on the 1600 block of English Street. Officers responding to a report of shots fired found the four victims and called for Saint Paul fire medics to respond to the scene.

Three adult victims were pronounced dead at the scene and one was transported to a local hospital, where the victim remains in critical condition. This case remains open and active as investigators continue to interview witnesses and the Forensic Services Unit continues to process the scene for evidence.

Police say no further information will be released until the medical examiner completes autopsies to determine exact causes of death for all involved and positively identify victims.

SAINT PAUL, MN — Three people are dead and another is gravely injured after a shooting in Saint Paul’s Payne-Phalen neighborhood during the early morning hours of Friday, April 7. Officers were called to an apartment building on the 1600 block of English Street just before 1 a.m. on a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, they found four victims who had been shot.

Saint Paul fire medics were summoned to the scene, where they pronounced three adults dead and transported another adult to Regions Hospital, where the victim is in critical condition. Officers immediately secured the scene, established a perimeter and began searching for suspects as well as an 18-month-old girl who was believed to be missing.

The department began the process of issuing an Amber Alert and activating its Emergency Notification System, but after a search of the surrounding area, a team of officers and a K9 located an adult male hiding with the child in a nearby shed, according to police. The man was taken into custody and the child was transported to Children’s Hospital, where she is being evaluated.

Preliminary information indicates that this is not a random incident, police say. These deaths are the fifth, sixth and seventh homicides in the city this year, according to a news release.

Investigators from the Homicide-Robbery Unit are interviewing witnesses as well as the man who was found with the child. Anyone with information about the incident or with information about who may be responsible for the shooting is asked to call 911.

The Saint Paul Police Department Forensics Services Unit is currently processing three scenes and looking for additional evidence. Anyone in the area who finds possible evidence is asked to call 911.

The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct autopsies to determine exact causes of death and positively identify the victims.

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